Quantitative evaluation of passive cooling of the UCL microclimate in hot regions in summer, case study: Urban streets and courtyards with trees

Building and Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1087-1099

  Shashua Bar, Limor ^a   Hoffman, Milo E ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Albedo; Analytical Green CTTC model; Cluster deepening; Orientation effect; Passive cooling design tools; Shade trees; UCL microclimate

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FORESTRY; ROADS AND STREETS; URBAN PLANNING;

COURTYARDS; PASSIVE COOLING; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; URBAN STREETS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; COOLING; MICROCLIMATE; URBAN CLIMATE;

CITIES; COOLING; METEOROLOGY; MICROCLIMATES; TREES;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 17644424315     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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